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YELLOW CEDAR

This wood is brilliant!

It shines bright yellow… bright like you can’t believe!
Its’ rugged and durable and very workable … its qualities are sought after for carving, and timber frame joinery.

Yellow Cedar has played an integral role in native history for boats, oars, and food ware.

This wood is also revered highly in Asia and used a great deal for temple building.

Not unlike its’ counterpart the red cedar it is heavily laden in natural oils which makes it very resistant to decay and bugs which makes extremely long lasting as well as very weather resistant. Its’ ability to perform in wet working conditions not only makes it a very sought after wood for every facet of boat building but more importantly makes it a great choice for unlimited applications. Decking, doors, windows and flooring are some of the other applications Yellow Cedar could be used for.

Bottom line Yellow Cedar a very resilient softwood.

At Select Timbers we provide our clients with top-quality west coast wood.

We are at your service to help you fulfill all your specialty cuts.

Select Timbers is committed to the environment and forest sustainability. When we have to outsource for materials, to fill our clients orders, we only deal with vendors who are certified environmental loggers and stewards of our land.